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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164624007" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164624007">(May 01 2019 at 13:44)</a>:</h4>
<p>Man, the <a class="stream" data-stream-id="122652" href="/#narrow/stream/122652-new-members">#new members</a> stream is great. But I feel like there should be some more organized way to help track people who want to help and what they have to offer.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164626246" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> davidtwco <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164626246">(May 01 2019 at 14:15)</a>:</h4>
<p>I've thought before (and I think I've seen it discussed a while back) that some global "here's everyone who regularly contributes, what they know, and what they're currently doing (if anything)" page would be interesting. Probably a pain to maintain unless it was auto-generated from GitHub in some way.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164630778" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164630778">(May 01 2019 at 15:15)</a>:</h4>
<p>hmm interesting idea :)</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164630814" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164630814">(May 01 2019 at 15:15)</a>:</h4>
<p>maybe even using something people can just fill would be enough, like Dropbox paper or a hackmd doc</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164635575" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164635575">(May 01 2019 at 16:20)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention" data-user-id="116107">@davidtwco</span> that does sound interesting but it's a bit different than what I had in mind</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164635599" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164635599">(May 01 2019 at 16:21)</a>:</h4>
<p>I think honestly the first step here is probably something more like the "help wanted" thread</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164635611" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> davidtwco <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164635611">(May 01 2019 at 16:21)</a>:</h4>
<p>I wasn't necessarily advocating that we make that, just an idea I remember being thrown around.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164635620" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164635620">(May 01 2019 at 16:21)</a>:</h4>
<p>(to be clear, the reason I thought it would be different is that I'm interesting in trying to capture (a) not just experienced folks who've been active but also (b) "I have spare cycles <em>right now</em>"</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164635637" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164635637">(May 01 2019 at 16:21)</a>:</h4>
<p>like, right now I try to keep some of that info floating in my head</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164635643" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164635643">(May 01 2019 at 16:21)</a>:</h4>
<p>and cc people every once in a while</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164635701" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164635701">(May 01 2019 at 16:22)</a>:</h4>
<p>I've seen other projects, on a related note, where they have e.g. a spreadsheet showing all the people who contrivbuted each month -- then they compare month after month</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164635714" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164635714">(May 01 2019 at 16:22)</a>:</h4>
<p>i.e., who was somebody that contributed last month but not this month -- maybe reach out to them and see if they are blocked on something you can help with</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164635750" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nikomatsakis <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164635750">(May 01 2019 at 16:23)</a>:</h4>
<p>but yeah baby steps</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164636909" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164636909">(May 01 2019 at 16:40)</a>:</h4>
<p>agree with all what you've said guys</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164636925" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164636925">(May 01 2019 at 16:40)</a>:</h4>
<p>having some way to track contributors I think it's good</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164636952" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164636952">(May 01 2019 at 16:41)</a>:</h4>
<p>and the best thing is giving contributors access to that speadsheet or whatever the document is so they can feel and can that updated</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164636986" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164636986">(May 01 2019 at 16:41)</a>:</h4>
<p>then the team can do the analytics but by having the team feeling something like that we risk having the thing outdated quickly and may end being a lot of work</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164637043" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164637043">(May 01 2019 at 16:42)</a>:</h4>
<p>so I guess a public spreadsheet or paper doc or something like that it's a good idea</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164637075" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> davidtwco <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164637075">(May 01 2019 at 16:42)</a>:</h4>
<p>I think you could track something like this by seeing who has landed PRs or been assigned to issues recently. Would save keeping a spreadsheet up to date. Particularly since people won't remove themselves if they disappear.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164637109" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164637109">(May 01 2019 at 16:43)</a>:</h4>
<p>well I guess it depends on what kind of people do you want to track</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164637169" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164637169">(May 01 2019 at 16:44)</a>:</h4>
<p>if there's a person that lands one tiny commit is worth going after them because they don't do a second commit?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164637193" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164637193">(May 01 2019 at 16:44)</a>:</h4>
<p>for sure I'd track interested people, people that have specifically stated that they want to contribute not occasional people that may just be fixing a bug they have or something</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164637212" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164637212">(May 01 2019 at 16:45)</a>:</h4>
<p>I mean, unsure if we want to track everything is fine</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164637221" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164637221">(May 01 2019 at 16:45)</a>:</h4>
<p>just thinking on the kind of task that gives us the most value with the less amount of work</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking%20people%20who%20show%20up/near/164637227" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Santiago Pastorino <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/185694-t-compiler/wg-meta/topic/tracking.20people.20who.20show.20up.html#164637227">(May 01 2019 at 16:45)</a>:</h4>
<p>at least as something to start with</p>



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